Improvement in knife-cleaners



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JOSEPH SEEBERGER, OF WEST TROY, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO HIMSELF ANDALEXANDER SHILAND, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN KNIFE-CLEANERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent N0. 116,635, dated July 4,1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, JOSEPH SEEBERGER, of West Troy, in the coinity ofAlbany and State of New York, have invented certain Improve- 1n ents inMachines for Cleaning Knives and Forks, of which the following' is aspecification:

Figure l is a view of my invention from above. Fig. Z is a side view.Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse section.

D is a frame, made to rest upon a table, to which. it may also beattached. A A is a horizontal plate connected with the frame. This plateis covered with leather or other suitable material, which affords asurface suitable for cleaning when sand or emery is applied. B is aroller, arranged to act against the horizontal plate A A. The ends ofthis roller operate in .the boxes C C. G Gr are springs, which depressthe roller B against the knife when the knife is forced between theroller and the plate A A. One side of the plate A A is made oval toadapt the surface for the use of forks.

In operating this machine the knife to be cleaned is forced between theroller B and the plate A A, and moved rapidly backward and forward.

An important improvement in the use of this machine is the use of theroller B, which gives the necessary pressure and facilitates theoperation of cleaning.

I claim as my invention- The arrangement of the roller B, springs G G,part A A, and frame D, as set forth.

Witnesses: JOSEPH SEEBERGER.

CHARLES PRANKARD, H. J. LE ROY.

